FNUS75 KPIH 242245
FWSPIH

SPOT FORECAST FOR SADDLE COMPLEX...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID
445 PM MDT WED AUG 24 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1612 MDT ON AUGUST 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...MONSOON MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE TO STREAM ACROSS THE CENTRAL
MOUNTAINS THROUGH THE PERIOD. INITIALLY STORMS WILL PRODUCE VERY LIGHT
RAINFALL BUT OVER TIME BECOME BETTER RAIN PRODUCERS. SOME STORMS WILL ALSO
BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS AS WELL.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS
                    AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....55-60.
MAX HUMIDITY........50-55 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND
                    19 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING DOWNSLOPE 2 TO 5 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS AROUND 8 MPH AFTER AROUND MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................14 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800-1200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 5-10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5.
LAL.................2.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN SCATTERED
                    SHOWERS AND WIDELY SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....71-76.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE 2 TO 5 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 8 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    BECOMING WEST-NORTHWEST 3 TO 8 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND
                    12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................24 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......10700-11100 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 14-19 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5.
LAL.................2...THEN 3 IN THE AFTERNOON.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    WIDELY SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...BECOMING
                    ISOLATED AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....52-57.
MAX HUMIDITY........65-70 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST-NORTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 8 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 12 MPH
                    IN THE EVENING BECOMING DOWNSLOPE 2 TO 5 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    AROUND 8 MPH AROUND MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800-1200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 5-10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4.
LAL.................3...THEN 2 AFTER MIDNIGHT.

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FORECASTER...KEYES
REQUESTED BY...CENTRAL IDAHO DISPATCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110824.SADDL.02/PIH